Accounts Assistant - 3 Month FTC

Amoria Group

Accounts Assistant

Location: Manchester/Hybrid

3 Month Fixed Term Contract  

OUR WORKPLACE VALUES:

Positivity, Respect, Ownership, Fun, Excellence, Success (PROFES) are the values that make up the heart of our culture at Amoria Bond, and we expect all our employees to consistently demonstrate these Behavioural Capabilities in the workplace. 

Positivity

Apply a ‘can-do / will-do’ attitude to your work, even when facing a challenging situation. Be considerate of how your behaviour may affect others around you and be constructive in your communication.

Respect

Be respectful in your treatment of your colleagues, clients, customers and suppliers at all times. Work with integrity and consideration of others.

Ownership

Take ownership for your tasks and delivering your job responsibilities and achieving your performance standards.

Be proactive and take personal ownership for finding ways to work smarter.

Fun

Enjoy yourself at work! Look for ways to make the role more enjoyable for yourself and for others whilst working hard and getting the job done.

Excellence

Strive for excellence and be clear about what are your personal goals in providing an excellent service for your customers, clients, suppliers and colleagues.

Success

Always aim for success for yourself and your team.  Be effective and realistic in planning and executing your duties to achieve your performance standards.  Ask for help if you need it and helps others when you can.

ROLE OVERVIEW:

The role is fundamental in posting all accounting transactions into our accounting software, helping with control account reconciliations and adhoc analysis. The role will require adhering to strict weekly, monthly and quarterly deadlines.

      DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

Experience dealing with multi-currencies – we have a number of statutory entities based in other countries and we have many transactions in different currencies. The role involves posting invoices and transactions in various currencies, reviewing data and reports in different currencies.

Bank Reconciliation

·        Ownership of multiple currency bank accounts, ensuring postings and reconciliations are carried out on a weekly basis.

Gross Profit Margin

·        Ownership of the gross profit margin and reconciliation to the balance sheet each month

Preparing journals

·        Preparation and posting of journals on a weekly and monthly basis. Including; depreciation, accruals, prepayments etc.

Intercompany journals & intercompany loan accounts

·        Transactions between statutory entities in the group.

·        Post journals to record these transactions

·        Produce monthly reconciliations of intercompany balances for consolidation purposes.

Preparing Management reports

·        Preparation of the monthly profit and loss account and balance sheet.

Adhoc tasks

·        General adhoc tasks

PERSON SPECIFICATION:

ESSENTIAL

DESIRABLE

QUALIFICATIONS

·        Level 2 English and Maths

·        Accounting degree (or similar)

·        Part Qualified

·       Working towards full (ACA/CIMA) accreditation

EXPERIENCE

·        Prior experience of working in a relevant finance and / or accounting role

·        Accounts experience

·       Experience using Access dimensions

KNOWLEDGE

·        Understanding of accounting or financial environment.

·        Working knowledge of accounting routines, such as month end reconciliations, journals & nominals.

·        Experience preparing and reviewing control account reconciliations

BEHAVIOURS AND ABILITIES

·        Strong attention to detail

·        A positive attitude, being punctual and reliable

·        Ability to follow procedures

·        Ability to communicate clearly to clients, contractors and colleagues

·        Ability to work under pressure and to deadlines

·        Ability to work effectively in a team

·        Ability to prioritise workloads and multitask

OTHER

·        Advanced excel skills (Pivot tables

THE PACKAGE:

You can expect a competitive salary in the region of £30,000 - £35,000 dependent on experience, this is initially a three-month fixed term contract and would be an immediate start. 

Amoria Group is proud to be an inclusive employer. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds, regardless of age, experience, or background

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